Enge theduven...

Was trying hard to write a post, aana veetla net illa :( Now that it has come, I'll start visiting blogs and writing some if I can :D

En amma complain pannitrundhanga naanga velilaye kootite poga mattenrom-nu (kadhaiya keteengala, naan inga imsai paduthalam-nu kootitu vandha, velila kootitu poganumam!), so we decided to go to a safari park (amma animal lover-ama) on Saturday and then windsor castle, stonehenge and Bath on Sunday.

We rented a car for the trip, took along wih us a couple of friends (who happen to be a couple as well). First day kilambinom, and went to the safari park. Nyayama sollunga, safari park-na singam puli ellam velila suthum, naama carla window-va close pannitu parkanum, right? Pakkathula tiger nadandhu poitruku, en amma window-va open panni parkanumnu adam pidikaranga (?!) One of our companions commented "vitta neenga puliya pakkathula kooptu rasam sadham ootuveenga poliruke?" which reminded me of the way my mom brought up our dogs - endha oorlayavadhu naikutti-ku paruppu sadham, adhoda ghee kalandhu koduthu parthirukeengala?

So yeah, safari park ellam mudichuttu we drove back with a lot of wrong exits on roundabouts, driving on the buslanes etc (round about parthale nervous aara alavuku aayiten, ethanai thadavaidhan sutharadhu girivalam madhiri?).

The next day was quite similar in terms of driving, and Windsor castle-la namma Tipu Sultan crown/possessions ellam parthu vayitherichal pattutu, we went to Stonehenge. Aniyaya idam adhu, naalu kallai kotti vachuttu tourist spot aakitanunga!! So ellam mudichuttu we returned to London, dropped off the friends and veetu kitta park pantu, we retired for the night.

Kaalaila I thought I'll clean up the insides of the car before returning it, and key eduthuttu ponen. Car kitta poi remote press panren panren, the car didn't open up. Ennada idhu-nu thirumbi poi I told my better half that I can't open the car. He went next, and I got a call in a couple of mins - "enna Usha, car-a kanom??" I was shocked, idhu ennada vamba pochu, 5 mins-layeva thookitanga car-a appadinu. Then I went downstairs, and the car was standing right there. "Ennapa idhu, idho nikkudhe namma car"-nu ketta, adutha shock - "Usha, that's not our car, ours was a Ford Fiesta, and this is something else"

Ada iraiva, evanoda car-ayo open panna try pantoma, edhavadhu cc-tv la record achuna namma gadhi? appadi-nra thoughts-a ignore pantu we started looking for the car, and well, it just wasn't there! Pochu da, raavoda raava thookitanunga-nu yosichitrukache, I had a sudden thought - what if it was towed away? Seri, pakkathu veetai keppomnu ketta, the lady there confirmed that it was towed away the previous night :( Thappa park pannitomam - night-la yaruku parking boundaries ellam kannuku theriyudhu?? Err...actually naan adhai gavanichen, aana I didn't think that was a problem....until I now saw my guy staring at me :D

We spent the next half hour trying to figure out which company had towed away the car (padu paavi pasanga, oru notice koodava vittutu poga mattanga?) and ended up paying £260 - idhuku tholainje poirukalam, it would have just cost us £100!